the proposal is being called the buffett rule, the reference to warren buffett, chairman and chief executive of berkshire hathaway investment company, a billionaire who famously lives modestly in omaha, nebraska. they argues the richest americans aren t being taxed enough. he says he pays a lower rate than his secretary. he wrote about it in an op-ed in the new york times called stop coddling the rich. he plans to cut and veto any legislation that cuts medicaid and medicare that doesn t raise taxes on the wealthy. i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. this is not class warfare. it s math. this is not class warfare, the prushs saying it is exactly that, class warfare. they re calling the president s tax proposal a cheap political gimmick. pure political play, they say, hayes runs for re-election
see if we re keeping them honest. a look at memorable moments from tonight s debate. take a look. it s been called a ponzi scheme by many people long before me. no one has had the courage to stand up and say here is how we re going to reform it. the term ponzi scheme i think is over the top and unnecessary and frightful to many people. the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program as you did six months ago when your book came out and return to the states or do you want to retreat from that? i think we ought to have a conversation. we re having that right now, governor. we re running for president. you said if people did it in the prief sector, it would be called criminal. that s in your book. what i said was i m not particularly worried about governor perry and romney frightening the american people when president obama scares them every single day. i ve been told by some people you can t get that done. i s